28-123 IS Rose Shot

[OhioMike]

Here's a shot taken using the 28-135 IS and D30.

I took the photo in a relatives garden in the afternoon in sunny conditions. Aperture priority at f6.3 and -1/3 EV, shutter 1/3000.Macro focus was used about 1/2 a foot away. Image resized and USM applied in PSP.

http://www.members.aol.com/biotrox/images/rose1.jpg--Mike

 

[LMC54]

man thats awesome.

Here's a shot taken using the 28-135 IS and D30.

I took the photo in a relatives garden in the afternoon in sunny
conditions. Aperture priority at f6.3 and -1/3 EV, shutter
1/3000.Macro focus was used about 1/2 a foot away. Image resized
and USM applied in PSP.



--
Mike

 

[LMC54]

All the roses here been gone for a month or so. I wish I had a chance to shot one.

 

[Dave56637]

Here's a shot taken using the 28-135 IS and D30.

I took the photo in a relatives garden in the afternoon in sunny
conditions. Aperture priority at f6.3 and -1/3 EV, shutter
1/3000.Macro focus was used about 1/2 a foot away. Image resized
and USM applied in PSP.

Great shot Mike......Anyone know how the 28-70L is at taking shots like Mike did with the rose?

Greg

 

[Bryan29453]

So real can nearly smell it.

Nice to see and well taken.

Here's a shot taken using the 28-135 IS and D30.

I took the photo in a relatives garden in the afternoon in sunny
conditions. Aperture priority at f6.3 and -1/3 EV, shutter
1/3000.Macro focus was used about 1/2 a foot away. Image resized
and USM applied in PSP.



--
Mike

 

[OhioMike]

Thanks,

Theres still a few here that havent dried out yet.

 

[OhioMike]

So real can nearly smell it.

Nice to see and well taken.

Thanks. There was real good lighting that day. Was a great day for shooting in the garden.

 

[$$Policy$$]

Bravo! A beautiful testimony to the D30/29-135mm and the photographer behind the camera. I have the same camera/lens combo, but no rose.

My wife says she can even smell it.

I believe several factors came together. The correct aperture, exposure matched to lighting at that moment. Then just the right application of Unsharpen Mask. Can you share the USM settings? What % reduction and a what compression level?

 

[Griffin]

Mike,

Is the left focal point used?

Nice shot but to me, it looks a tag underexposed, it may just be my uncalibated monitor @ work. Dont't worry.

Griffin.

 

[OhioMike]

I believe several factors came together. The correct aperture,
exposure matched to lighting at that moment. Then just the right
application of Unsharpen Mask. Can you share the USM settings?
What % reduction and a what compression level?

Thanks I shot in JPEG and had the in camera sharpening set on low so is I used an aggresive USM--if I remember it was 200/.2/0. I resized and saved with minimum compression available.

 

[OhioMike]

Mike,

Is the left focal point used?

Nice shot but to me, it looks a tag underexposed, it may just be my
uncalibated monitor @ work. Dont't worry.

Either that or my monitor is uncalibrated.lol You are right. I intentionally underexposed the shot a little -1/3 EV as to not blow everything out. I actually took 2 shots. I metered using a gray card and thought the result was a little too strong so I retook the shot with -1/3. It was very difficult to get a perfect exposure with the bright lighting.

As far as focus no i didnt use the left focus point. I used the center focus point, got a lock, and recomposed the shot. I find when using anything other than the center point I can often get poor results and it is just easier to recompose, at least for me.

 

[richard mount]

Great shot Mike:

One of my favorite subjects are my roses. In So. Cal. the roses last until November and sometimes longer. In the cooler months after September the colors on the flower fade less and are much deeper. Some of the best rose photos are yet to come.

I usually like to shot with my 50 mm macro with a little sharper dof then you used. It makes the interior of the rose a little crisper. One of the problems though is that even in the slightest breeze it is hard to keep the flower composed in the frame, I assume that the IS lens would help along those lines.

Here's a shot taken using the 28-135 IS and D30.

I took the photo in a relatives garden in the afternoon in sunny
conditions. Aperture priority at f6.3 and -1/3 EV, shutter
1/3000.Macro focus was used about 1/2 a foot away. Image resized
and USM applied in PSP.



--
Mike

 

[$$Policy$$]

Thanks I shot in JPEG and had the in camera sharpening set on low
so is I used an aggresive USM--if I remember it was 200/.2/0. I
resized and saved with minimum compression available.

You say, "...in-camera sharpening set on low". Is there any specific reason you've set your camera on low sharpening? Is anything lost when the in-camera sharpening is set at normal?

 

[OhioMike]

Thanks,

Yes wind can be a problem especially with macro shots. I dont shoot flowers that much though.

 

[OhioMike]

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You say, "...in-camera sharpening set on low". Is there any
specific reason you've set your camera on low sharpening? Is
anything lost when the in-camera sharpening is set at normal?

I prefer using low sharpening as I can pick how aggressive I want the sharpening to be. I have noticed that on high sharpening you can get some srange artifacts. I shoot a lot of wildlife and zoos and notice whenever I use the high sharpening setting the animals fur is always jagged and not very realistic.